Metro

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was an article in the Post just the other day about bringing Metro to Georgetown.

Ahahaha in 2040! Way to go Metro!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown never wanted the riff-raff the Metro would bring.

This is one of those urban myths, like no building being taller than the capitol dome. Gtown soil did not support the early tunnel boring metro used, thus the engineering challenge was too great. It isn't now, and Gtown will likely get a metro station and a new tunnel under the potomac. Not anytime soon, of course, but probably by 2050 or so.

And it's no like lack of metro has kept the riff raff out of gtown anyway!

+1 to your whole post, but I especially love the long-lived myth that only Metro can bring riff-raff. Do they not have cars like everyone else?

Yes, and the 30s buses run through Georgetown, like, every 10 minutes coming from the poorest parts of the city east of the river!!! So it's not like the riff-raff couldn't already get there long ago.

[Anonymous]

And yet I bet my house that the residents of Glover Park would love to have a metro stop near them.

[Anonymous]

A lot of folks take the bus in places that aren't served by Metrorail. I take the bus all the time, since I live 2 miles from the nearest metro stop, and it's a pretty good system. I don't think they're slow or unreliable, for the most part, though some lines are more affected by traffic than others during rush hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown never wanted the riff-raff the Metro would bring.

This is one of those urban myths, like no building being taller than the capitol dome. Gtown soil did not support the early tunnel boring metro used, thus the engineering challenge was too great. It isn't now, and Gtown will likely get a metro station and a new tunnel under the potomac. Not anytime soon, of course, but probably by 2050 or so.

And it's no like lack of metro has kept the riff raff out of gtown anyway!

+1 to your whole post, but I especially love the long-lived myth that only Metro can bring riff-raff. Do they not have cars like everyone else?

Yes, and the 30s buses run through Georgetown, like, every 10 minutes coming from the poorest parts of the city east of the river!!! So it's not like the riff-raff couldn't already get there long ago.

Only the poorest people are the riff raff. Really!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it absurd that DC does not have a more extensive metro system. Heavily populated areas such as Georgetown, Palisades, Glenn Echo, Chevy Chase, Kensington, 16th street heights, etc. are essentially without public transport (except for a few lame, slow and unreliable buses). At the same time people complain about traffic congestion....

Why isn't there a push to fix this?

While it would be nice to have metro stops in most of these places, consider that DC has already got a really extensive metro system for a city its size. I'm no expert but I wager that only NYC has better coverage per square mile. But even if I'm wrong about that, there are only a few cities that would surpass DC and certainly no city of its size has a more extensive system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown never wanted the riff-raff the Metro would bring.

This is one of those urban myths, like no building being taller than the capitol dome. Gtown soil did not support the early tunnel boring metro used, thus the engineering challenge was too great. It isn't now, and Gtown will likely get a metro station and a new tunnel under the potomac. Not anytime soon, of course, but probably by 2050 or so.

And it's no like lack of metro has kept the riff raff out of gtown anyway!

+1 to your whole post, but I especially love the long-lived myth that only Metro can bring riff-raff. Do they not have cars like everyone else?

Yes, and the 30s buses run through Georgetown, like, every 10 minutes coming from the poorest parts of the city east of the river!!! So it's not like the riff-raff couldn't already get there long ago.

Only the poorest people are the riff raff. Really!

Just using the language of the previous poster and addressing the fears of the poor among so many of our wealthy residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown never wanted the riff-raff the Metro would bring.

This is one of those urban myths, like no building being taller than the capitol dome. Gtown soil did not support the early tunnel boring metro used, thus the engineering challenge was too great. It isn't now, and Gtown will likely get a metro station and a new tunnel under the potomac. Not anytime soon, of course, but probably by 2050 or so.

And it's no like lack of metro has kept the riff raff out of gtown anyway!

+1 to your whole post, but I especially love the long-lived myth that only Metro can bring riff-raff. Do they not have cars like everyone else?

Yes, and the 30s buses run through Georgetown, like, every 10 minutes coming from the poorest parts of the city east of the river!!! So it's not like the riff-raff couldn't already get there long ago.

Only the poorest people are the riff raff. Really!

I thought the riff-raff who flocked to Georgetown were the drunken rapey types who wear chinos with whales on them.

[Anonymous]

Regarding the myth of the cleaning lady having to take the train, at least there is a train available. Does anyone stop and realize that the Red and Green do not even enter Virginia. Maryland and DC get Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and eventually the purple (or silver).

The giant gap between the Blue and the Orange makes it nearly useless to a large number of folks in Northern VA.

[Anonymous]

OP, your argument is just about as nonsensical as the Lerner's wanting to put a retractable roof on Nat's park, AFTER it's been built.

[Anonymous]

I would love a metro that continues north from Van Ness, travels up Connecticut to Chevy Chase DC, Chevy Case MD, and finally Kensington.

Another good metro line would the Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, McArthur Boulevard/Palisades, Sangamore, Glenn Echo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, your argument is just about as nonsensical as the Lerner's wanting to put a retractable roof on Nat's park, AFTER it's been built.

? You want to build first the metro and then the city?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your argument is just about as nonsensical as the Lerner's wanting to put a retractable roof on Nat's park, AFTER it's been built.

? You want to build first the metro and then the city?

Well this is sort of how development works once billion dollar infrastructure has been built. You build strategically near IT, you don't move IT to suit your needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regarding the myth of the cleaning lady having to take the train, at least there is a train available. Does anyone stop and realize that the Red and Green do not even enter Virginia. Maryland and DC get Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and eventually the purple (or silver).

The giant gap between the Blue and the Orange makes it nearly useless to a large number of folks in Northern VA.

You do realize that DC is surrounded by Maryland on 3 sides and only has Virginia on 1 side, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your argument is just about as nonsensical as the Lerner's wanting to put a retractable roof on Nat's park, AFTER it's been built.

? You want to build first the metro and then the city?

Well this is sort of how development works once billion dollar infrastructure has been built. You build strategically near IT, you don't move IT to suit your needs.

Well, this not how public transport is built in most cities I know. You put the Metro to where the need is. And with growing cities, the need is increasing.